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We'll learn the core meaning(s) of "ziehen" and see why its prefix versions are used for clothes as well as moving apartments. Long but super useful.
Vocab:
ziehen, ausziehen, anziehen, abziehen, umziehen, der Zug, der Anzug, ...

"anmachen" is one of the most useful prefix verbs. Today, we'll explore the various meanings and see what connects them all. Also: ranmachen.

Word Family
The core idea of this root was:
kneading, fitting
And its main field of use originally was “kneading” clay to build a house.
The sense has broadened a lot in the verb to make, but the original sense is still visible in most of the other relatives.
- mass (originally: “unshaped lump of matter”)
- match (originally: “masses fitting well”)
- magma (originally: “thick dough like matter”)
- among (originally: “kneaded together”)